Philoetius (Ancient Greek: Φιλοίτιος) is Odysseus' loyal cowherd in Homer's Odyssey. Through twenty years of the king's absence he keeps faith with the household, then joins Odysseus, Telemachus, and the swineherd Eumaeus in locking the palace and slaughtering Penelope's suitors. Together with Eumaeus he is promised freedom and standing for that loyalty.
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I.Faithful cowherd
Philoetius tends Odysseus' cattle and remains among the few slaves who do not side with the suitors. When the disguised Odysseus returns, Philoetius greets him with tears for his missing master and offers his service — a counterpart on the cattle side to Eumaeus among the swine.
II.The mnesterophonia
Before the final battle Odysseus orders Philoetius and Eumaeus to bar the courtyard gates and to remove the suitors' weapons from the hall. In the fighting Philoetius kills the suitor Peisander. Afterward Odysseus promises both herdsmen freedom and authority for having stood by him when others betrayed the house.